rivulet

riv·u·let

 (rĭv′yə-lĭt)

n.

A small brook or stream; a streamlet.

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[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

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rivulet

(ˈrɪvjʊlɪt)

n

(Physical Geography) a small stream

[C16: from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream]

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riv•u•let

(ˈrɪv yə lɪt)

n.

a small stream; streamlet; brook.

[1580–90; < Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo < Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus stream]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rivulet - a small stream       rill, runnel, streamlet, run stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

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Translations

ποταμάκιρυάκι

fiumicello

rivulet

[ˈrɪvjʊlɪt] N → riachuelo m, arroyuelo m

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rivulet

[ˈrɪvjʊlət] n → ruisseau m

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rivulet

n → Flüsschen nt, → Bach m

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rivulet

[ˈrɪvjʊlɪt] n (frm) → rivolo

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